Diagnostic Description
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Two spines on hind margin of preoperculum, 10-12 long raker on anterior gill arch, six small pseudobranchial filaments, two ocelli placed on middle third of dorsal fin.
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 100 - 105; Analsoft rays: 86 - 92; Vertebrae: 61 - 62
Biology
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A benthic species found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Rare species (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
分布
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主要分布於南中國海,澳洲北部以及新喀里多尼亞海域,臺灣則僅有一筆來自大溪下雜魚堆採得的標本記錄。
利用
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深海魚類,不具經濟價值。
描述
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體圓而延長,尾部則是側扁。在鰓蓋骨的後面有一尖銳的硬棘,其前鰓蓋骨的下方則有2根小棘。背鰭和臀鰭非常的長,一直延伸至尾鰭部位,相癒合在一起,背鰭
鰭條數99-106,臀鰭鰭條數83-92;腹鰭位於喉部,已經退化成2條延長絲狀;尾鰭鰭條數8。
體呈黃褐色。自背鰭中央處有2枚的黑斑散布。臀鰭則和背鰭相似。
棲地
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為棲息於水深242-500公尺深的深海魚類,生態習性所知甚少。